Evaluation of reanalysis and satellite-based precipitation datasets in driving hydrological models in a humid region of Southern China

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2003-2020

  Xu, Hongliang ^a,b   Xu, Chong Yu ^a,c   Sælthun, Nils Roar ^a   Zhou, Bin ^a,d   Xu, Youpeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Tianjin Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Soil and water assessment tool (SWAT); Tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) 3B42; Water and global change forcing data (WFD); Xinanjiang model

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

BIAS-CORRECTION METHODS; GLOBAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; XIN-ANJIANG MODELS;

RAIN GAGES;

DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE DATA; TRMM;

CHINA; HUNAN; XIANG BASIN;

EID: 84943167680     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-014-1007-z     Document Type: Article

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